# ScalaxIP

> ScalaxIP is the intellectual property practice of Scalax Group Ltd, based in London. The firm registers, defends and manages trade marks, patents and designs across the UK, the EU and more than 100 jurisdictions, working as one team with a single point of contact.

Key facts:

- Office: 7 Bell Yard, London WC2A 2JR, United Kingdom
- Contact: admin@scalaxip.com, +44 (0) 7599 959610
- Represents clients directly before the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO). No power of attorney or notarisation is required for appointment.
- Coverage across the UK, the EU and more than 100 jurisdictions, coordinated from London through local associates.
- An intellectual property services firm, not a law firm. Work covers registration, prosecution, oppositions, enforcement strategy, licensing and portfolio management rather than court litigation.
- Scalax Group Ltd is registered in England and Wales, Company No. 15256365.

## Expertise

- [Expertise overview](https://www.scalaxip.com/expertise): the six practice areas of the firm
- [Trade Marks](https://www.scalaxip.com/expertise/trade-marks): clearance searches, filing and prosecution before the UKIPO and EUIPO, oppositions, watching and renewals
- [Patents](https://www.scalaxip.com/expertise/patents): patentability searches, drafting, filing and prosecution through the UKIPO, the EPO and the international PCT route, annuity management
- [Designs](https://www.scalaxip.com/expertise/designs): UK and EU registered designs and the international Hague system, up to fifty designs in one UK application
- [IP Disputes & Enforcement](https://www.scalaxip.com/expertise/ip-disputes): oppositions, cancellations, infringement strategy, settlement and coexistence agreements
- [Commercial IP & Licensing](https://www.scalaxip.com/expertise/commercial-ip): licensing, assignments, IP due diligence and the IP aspects of transactions
- [Portfolio Management](https://www.scalaxip.com/expertise/portfolio-management): portfolio reviews, central renewal management, watching services and strategic advice

## Jurisdictions

- [Jurisdictions overview](https://www.scalaxip.com/jurisdictions): UK home market, EU core, and a country explorer listing the national filing authority in each covered jurisdiction
- [United Kingdom](https://www.scalaxip.com/jurisdictions/united-kingdom): home jurisdiction, direct representation before the UKIPO
- [European Union](https://www.scalaxip.com/jurisdictions/european-union): EU trade marks and registered Community designs through the EUIPO, plus the European Patent route

## Insights

- [Insights](https://www.scalaxip.com/insights): a library of plain-English articles on protecting and using intellectual property, covering international filing, patents, trade marks, designs, strategy and commercialisation

## Company

- [About](https://www.scalaxip.com/about): the practice, how it works and who it acts for
- [Contact](https://www.scalaxip.com/contact): enquiry form and contact details